New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-29
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COSTLY FIRE IN BROOKLYN.
A BIG cooPERAGE FACTORY DESTROYED
HEAVY LOSSES or L. NJ. PALMER AND THE CHICAGO
DRESSED BEEF CoMPANY-MANY HORSES
sAYED-A WHOLE BLOCK DKaIRoYED.

HEAVY LOSSES OF L. NJ PALMER AND THE CHICAGO
DRESSED BEEF CoMPANY-MANY HORSES
sAyED-A WHOLE BLOCK DESTROYED.
disastrous fire broke out shortly before IL
o'clock last night in the storehouse of L. NJ Palmer
& Co., cooperage, at Ksnt-ave. and North Sixtb-st,.
Williamsburg. The building q one-story 5rick
structure, extends through to Wytbe-ave. part
of it is also used as storage souse for freight cars
Of the New-York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad.
These cars are used for conveying meat
to Sw;igs Chicago Dressed Beef Company,
which is next door, facing on Wythe-ave.
The fire first started among the 10000 barrels
stored in the cooperage building. and they burned
like tirder. In q few minutes the whole building
was mass OF flames. Two alarms were sounded,
and brought half q dozen fire engines to
the spot, but in spite OF the efforts
of the fremen the flames spread in all directions.
The FIRE burned so fercely that twenty minutes az
ter 1t discovered the walls fell in on the Kent
ave. side aud the sparks communicated to tho
boarding house kept by Philip Berger, at Nos. 80
and Al. tenement-hOuso at No. 81 North
Sixth ST., occupied by Polish families, was also
destroyed. The building occupied by the beef
company, with its contents, was also destroyed
with a number of freight cars
In the adjoining building II. Erdman's wagon
stables and Palmers shop on the opposite side wers
in great danger and number of freight cars in this
street was destroyed.
The families occupying frame houses IN Kent
ave. removed their household effects.
Albert Mckay, at the risk of his life, saved Mr.
Palmer's Watchdog
watchman named Deringer was missing and it
was feared that he was burned 10 death.
Fire Marshal Lewis ana Chief Nevlns pres
ent and directed the efforts of the remen. BY hard
work the flames confined to the block in which
they started but for time it was fully expected
that the tenement.houses in Wythe-ave would
be destroyed. The tenants were greatly alarmed
and moved all their furniture into the street. AS
far as is known no one OF them was injured.
Foreman Gallagher, Of Fire Truck No. 4. was
badly burned about the head and hands while
fighting the fire.
The total loss is over $250.OO0 and may reach
nearly So OO,0OO Here are some of the estimated
losses:
Fifteen carloads of sugar. $3,500 barrels,
$4,000; railroad property, $4,000; shocks. stav-
ing and other property. $4,000, Beef Company.
$4,000
One hundred horses in stables opposite the fire,
owned by Havemeyer & Elder, were saved.
Palmers cooperage Is said to have been the
largest the country. Property besides the sugar
which was stored IN freight cars. valued at about
$4,000. was destroyed.
The losses are thought to be mainly covered bv
insurance.
Later reports placed the number of car
loads Of sugar burned at ffty-three while
1900 barrels of sugar which were stand
ing on the platforms, were said to be de-
stroyed 1t was also said that there were
fully 125.000 eHpty barrels in the burned build
ing, all of which were lost.
Some estimates placed the total loss 1T
$4,000. The buildings, which were all owned
by L. NJ. Palmer were thought to be worth
100000.